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Gabiroba Campomanesia xanthocarpa Green-yellow skinned fruit looking like a small guava. Pulp is
sweet and high in vitamins. |
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Uses |
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Eaten fresh or used to make juices, ices, liqueurs and sweets. |
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Plant Cultivation |
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Small to medium sized tree up to 40ft tall. Flowers in early summer,
followed by a long fruting season lasting up to six months. Grows well
in poor soils, or hot, dry climates. Somewhat frost hardy. |
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Origin and Distribution |
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Native to hot, dry Southern and Western savannah regions of Brazil. Rarely cultivated, except as a dooryard tree, but highly esteemed throughout its natural range. |
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